Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 22 days agoJust to get this straight. If I stand outside a voting center and give each person 500 bucks to vote for me. That is illegal? But if I am a Dipshit In Chief and offer 5k that is 100 percent legal?message-squaremessage-square165linkfedilinkarrow-up1586
arrow-up1586message-squareJust to get this straight. If I stand outside a voting center and give each person 500 bucks to vote for me. That is illegal? But if I am a Dipshit In Chief and offer 5k that is 100 percent legal?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square165linkfedilink
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days ago Saying “I’ll increase quality of life” is not the same as “I’ll give you cash” It is when you have to spend money to get quality of life such as education and healthcare.
minus-squarePwnTra1n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoSpending taxpayer money on quality of life is something that is expected of politicians, are you implying you expect cash handouts the same way?
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoThats how the pandemic stimulus checks worked.
minus-squarePwnTra1n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoWith a specific quid pro quo nature? You really are a fucking moron you know that?
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoTrump specifically said everyone gets the 5k. He’s a lying piece of shit who breaks laws every day but this is a bad example of that.
minus-squarePwnTra1n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 days agoYou’re saying there’s a reason he couldn’t just give the money now? That’s the difference. There’s no reason he wouldn’t get it passed through right now he’s just trying to buy votes.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 days agoHe wont give the money out ever no matter how people vote. EDIT: Somebody already asked him: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dividend-check-when-midterms-b3048253.html
minus-squarePwnTra1n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoOk so there’s no reason he can’t just try and pass it now and he’s just trying to buy votes. Thanks for finally agreeing
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 days agoYou would hypothetically get the 5k no matter who you voted for. Thats how government policies work. Whoever wins makes decisions for everyone. Idk what you’re not understanding.
It is when you have to spend money to get quality of life such as education and healthcare.
Spending taxpayer money on quality of life is something that is expected of politicians, are you implying you expect cash handouts the same way?
Thats how the pandemic stimulus checks worked.
With a specific quid pro quo nature? You really are a fucking moron you know that?
Trump specifically said everyone gets the 5k. He’s a lying piece of shit who breaks laws every day but this is a bad example of that.
You’re saying there’s a reason he couldn’t just give the money now? That’s the difference. There’s no reason he wouldn’t get it passed through right now he’s just trying to buy votes.
He wont give the money out ever no matter how people vote.
EDIT: Somebody already asked him: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dividend-check-when-midterms-b3048253.html
Ok so there’s no reason he can’t just try and pass it now and he’s just trying to buy votes. Thanks for finally agreeing
You would hypothetically get the 5k no matter who you voted for. Thats how government policies work. Whoever wins makes decisions for everyone.
Idk what you’re not understanding.